steer
/stɪr/
verb
- To control the direction of a vehicle, boat, or other moving thing.
- She learned to steer a bicycle when she was five years old.
- Can you steer the car while I look at the map?
- The captain steered the ship carefully through the narrow channel.
- To guide or direct someone or something toward a particular course of action or outcome.
- He tried to steer his friend away from making a bad decision.
- The teacher steered the conversation back to the main topic.
- The manager steered the project toward a successful completion.
noun
- A male cow that has been castrated, raised for beef.
- They fed the steers grain to fatten them up.
- A young steer can weigh several hundred pounds.
- The farmer raised a herd of steers for the market.
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